Even though that sounds a little harsh, to just leave your children, and go off having fun with out them. However it is necessary, i was guilty of that all so forgetting about my husband and just concentrating on our daughter, and of course it wasn't done on purpose, life just happened and we forget about the important things. Gift from the Sea touches so many points about a woman's life and the way its lived. I am guilty of crowding my life with stuff, unnecessary stuff, for no other reason other than I can, and boredom. Rather than just enjoying the simple things, because they truly are the best. The sky I never pay attention to because I'm just on the go, the beach I hardly ever swim in, even though its 20 minutes away from my home. This book has inspired me to simply slow down, to gain more patients, and be at peace with my life, with the changes that has already occured, along with those in my future. To be secure with myself in a aspects and to also understand that I need solitude to grow and develop as a person.“The most exhausting thing in life, I have discovered, is being insincere. The author states “That is why so much of social life is exhausting; one is wearing a